As a new member of the Western Athletic Conference, Texas State made a big effort to recruit junior college players from the west coast with the allure of playing road games near where they're from. The Bobcats signed seven junior college players from California, and a somewhat surprising zero from Texas.

Even with an upcoming move to the Sunbelt conference, Texas State hasn't stopped traveling west in search of talented players like Bakersfield C.C. offensive linemen Brandon Sarabia who will take an official visit to Texas State January 11th.